Measure for Measure

Measure-for-Measure

Newly appointed deputy to rule Vienna, Lord Angelo enforces tyrannical law against immorality in the city. When it’s discovered that Claudio’s fiancé is pregnant, Lord Angelo convicts him with a death sentence. Claudio’s sister, Isabella, seeks out Angelo to beg for mercy—but at what cost will she, a nun, go to save her brother?

Translations

  • In Modern-verse Translation by

    Aditi Brennan Kapil

    In her process of writing Measure for Measure, Aditi Brennan Kapil found the play to be much more contemporary than we often give it credit for.

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